Six Vineland high school students arrested, cafeteria fight averted

By JASON LADAYjladay@sjnewsco.comVINELAND -- Six Vineland High School North students aged 15 to 16 were charged with disorderly conduct Wednesday morning after being detained by school security officers for allegedly attempting to start a fight in the cafeteria.

According to Detective Lt. Thomas Ulrich of the Vineland police department, the would-be fight centered on a prior conflict off school property between two groups, and "allegedly is gang-related."

The six males were released pending a juvenile court date.

Officers from the department's Juvenile Unit responded to the high school's 9-10 building at 7:30 a.m. No actual fight occurred due to quick intervention on the part of school security personnel, said Ulrich.